Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Dorms !Apart men ts These dorm rooms are something else. I spent today seriously contemplating my dorm room. 1 was curious as to why someone would actually think this was a good place for students to be housed. I looked it up in the dictionary. They described it as a room for sleeping. I think I disagree with Mr. Webster. So far I have done everything but sleep in this room. 1 was visiting my friend's room and noticed how different dorm rooms can be. Mine is neat and orderly, while his is a pig pen. He can't find anything on his desk because it is covered with so much junk. The girl down the floor has a toaster oven and you can smell the wonderful things she cooks as you get off the elevator. The guys down the hail have boring rooms. They are always studying though, so they don't have an opportunity to do much in their rooms. That also makes me wonder about the purpose of a refrigerator in a dorm room. What item of importance is actually stored in there? I suppose 1 out of 10 people do actually have a real use for one, but what about those other 9? It’s something to think about. I wonder if Nathaniel Rochester or Mark Ellingson ever really knew what people would do in a building named after them. oct 20 T 1

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Well, I made myself a list today of everything I have to do. The list is getting kind of long. I have to clean my room, buy my books, sign up for my meat plan, and learn my way around campus. The one thing I did do was have my picture taken for my I D. this morning. It seems so strange. They say that you can do anything with an RIT ID. 1 wonder what anything means. Hram . . . the possibilities. Well 1 signed up for my meal plan today. I had to decide how many meals I wanted to eat. I chose the 20, because the food is so good I knew I’d never be able to get enough of it. I’ve been getting up early and going to breakfast every morning, and I never miss lunch and dinner. I can hardly wait to get there, because they have such good food. I wish mom could cook that good. Simon says 'Write in your diary. I guess that means I should keep writing. Simon was actually here on campus. The same one that does Simon Sez on T.V. Some of the things he made people do were funny. He can get people “out” if he really tries. I thought that I could beat him, but even though 1 concentrated, he still got me out. Oh Well, I’ll be ready for him next year. Tonight was really great! I just got back from the Tropics Party. My first real big party here ar RIT. They had sand and a band outside and another band inside. There were so many people there it was fantastic. They were passing out leis. Someone said he got “lei’d-at the door.” That was the joke for the night. I sure hope they have more parties like this. oct i 19

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I met a person today who showed me their apartment. She said that she likes it better living off-campus because you have more freedom. I suppose that all depends upon what kind of person you are, 1 mean, it seems to me if you enjoy doing dishes, vacuuming, washing floors and bathrooms and cooking, you would just love living in an apartment. She said that’s true, not everyone is cut out for the apartment life and that it takes some getting used to. You're further from campus, you have to do your own grocery shopping, it’s not always the easiest thing in the wrorld to deal with your roommates, and the bills get ourrageous sometimes, but overall you get used to ir. One of her roommates has a terrible time cooking. Every time she tries to make something it burns. They’ve had to use their fire extinguisher 3 times and call the fire department once. Her second roommate never does anything and they get mad because she makes just as much of a mess as they do, but she never deans it up. They had me over for dinner, and it was great. They have such freedom. They can make whatever they want, when they want. Their apartment was cold though. My Iriend said they pay for their own heat, so they keep it set low. I guess not all the apartments are like that. Some include the heat in with the rent. 21 TIJdHd